Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Lor Bakis marinated pork - roll in thin soybean sheets and then deep fried. Usually served with a small bowl of Loh (a thick broth thickened with corn starch and beaten eggs) and red chilli sauce and together with a platter of fried Tofu, prawn fritters, century egg, fresh cucumber wedges-a good appetizer.

Thanks to my friend Eddie for these delicious home made Lor Bak from Penang.

Eddie is a Penang guy but now stays in Kuala Lumpur.

On his occasional trip back to Penang with his wife-they will pre-order these delicious home made cooked Lor bak from a local household by the hundred.

As the Lor bak are cooked, I just heat it up in a microwave oven for about three minutes and it was ready to be eaten.

Lor bak-well marinated-chunky cubed pork-sweet and fragrant with just the right amount of 5 spices powder-one of the best that I have ever eaten !

Acar-acar (Malacca style) is a classic Peranakan relish and homemade ones are out of this world !-in a hot, spicy, rich gravy - filled with Chinese round cabbage, long bean, florets of cauliflower, cucumber, red and green chillies, crushed toasted peanut and sesame seeds - crunchy with a riot of flavors and textures.

Roughly chopped the peeled garlic and fresh red chillies. Place it into a blender with some water and blend it into a paste. Heat up a wok with 1/2 cup of cooking oil.Add in the blended paste and simmered until fragrant.Add in the chicken meat and cooked thoroughly until it fully absorbed the gravy.

Add in salt to taste and serve.

Up to individual preference- Free range chicken tasted better than farmed ones as they are much more leaner and muscled-the taste was hot, slightly pungent due to the garlic and gave a kick to the palate with every bite-addictive red hot gravy goes well with Basmathi rice.